A journey in the Italian Roots of American music
by Luca Martera From the Italian ancient tradition of the Great Opera Houses to early New Orleans Jazz set by Nick La Rocca; from Vincente Minnelli's musicals to Louis Prima's swing; The Voice Frank Sinatra to modern Pop-Rock by Madonna, Frank Zappa, Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga, hundred of artists with Italian ancestry, without whom Am...
La Festa sees the light
As Scranton's government struggles it's more important than ever for civic institutions to demonstrate that the community, beyond the municipal government, remains strong. A literally glowing example is La Festa Italiana of Lackawanna County's decision to contribute up to $10,000 for renovation of the iconic Electric City sign atop the Scr...
Importante riconoscimento per la lingua italiana negli USA: Il "college board" finanzierà l'AP
Importante risultato per la promozione della lingua italiana negli Stati Uniti. Il "college board" - l'organizzazione senza scopo di lucro che ogni anno aiuta più di sette milioni di studenti a prepararsi per il passaggio al college - si è infatti impegnato a sostenere sul piano finanziario il mantenimento dell'italiano fra le lingue materia di esa...
With Centre Street Cafe, Jamaica Plain sees an Italian renaissance
Forever, Centre Street Cafe was the tiny place with the line out the door for brunch. It was one colorful square in Jamaica Plain’s patchwork of restaurants — small, independent places serving sandwiches, baked goods, coffee, ice cream, vegetarian-friendly fare, and the dishes of Thailand, India, Japan, Scotland, Cuba, the Middle East, Ethiopia, an...
That’s Amore opens second location in Cape
If you're going to call your new Italian restaurant "That's Amore" — meaning "that's love" in English — you'd better be pretty confident that your food, as well as the entire dining experience, can live up to the expectation of such a lofty name. That's Amore? It'd better be. Add that expectation to the fact that That's Amore is located in what wa...
Christopher Columbus Statue Rededication
Members of the Italian American One Voice Coalition (www.iaovc.org) were pleased this past weekend to join the Mercer County Italian American Festival Association, New Jersey State Senator President Stephen Sweeney, and other dignitaries, in rededicating the Christopher Columbus statue at the Italian American Heritage Center in Hamilton Township....
Fall in love with Puccini at Allentown's Miller Symphony Hall
by Steve Siegel Valentine's Day is all about love, and you don't have to be an opera aficionado to fall in love with Puccini. One of the greatest composers of Italian opera, Puccini has produced many standards of the opera repertoire. So what better way to celebrate the holiday with that special someone than at a romantic concert featuring...
Turano leaves the Mount on top
While Lauren Turano of Cedar Grove may or may not continue playing tennis and golf when she arrives at Villanova University next month, one thing is for sure, she will long be remembered as one of the best athletes in the recent history of Mount Saint Dominic Academy. In just her junior and senior seasons, Turano helped the golf team win f...
Italia protagonista a Book Festival Washington
Straordinario successo italiano al National Book Festival 2016, organizzato dalla Library of Congress e svoltosi il 24 settembre presso il Convention Center di Washington Dc. Oltre 220.000 i visitatori in una sola giornata. Due gli eventi di quest'anno che hanno visto l'Italia come grande protagonista. Innanzitutto, all'interno della sezio...
Touch of Italy on 66th St. expands market offerings
Touch of Italy on 66th Street is known for bringing fresh Italian food to Ocean City since it opened in the summer of 2014. It has now expanded its selections to offer an Italian market to customers. "Touch of Italy is not just a restaurant," said Dolores Pack, the restaurant's marketing and communications manager. "We have an Italian mark...
Novena Madonna dei Martiri in Hoboken
L' Hoboken Italian Festival, è un grande evento italo-americano come Festival nel New Jersey festeggia oggi 86 anni, sono le tradizioni tramandate di una festa patronale nata in Italia, a Molfetta, che è ha oltre 600 anni. The festival occurs yearly, the weekend after Labor Day, for 4 days at beautiful Sinatra Park, on the historic waterfront of H...
The American Italian Federation of the Southeast Biennial Convention was held on April 12, 13, & 14, 2013 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
During the convention everyone got to meet and talk with so many pleasant individuals that are associated with and supporting their great organizations and the American Italian Federation. Officers were nominated and elected.